by Stephen A. Wait ~ 27th of January, 2023
As our societal values irreconcilably diverge, a severance of association by decisive means is bandied about. Short absolute necessity, an extremity to be avoided for sure. Of this I would ask: What is the actionable circumstance? When is the proverbial straw placed upon the camel? These I cannot answer, yet upon their arrival, with strife afoot, I can vow my defense of freedom. It is not my desire, nor of anyone I know, that our nation end in disintegration. If this fate is to befall us, it will be one of inescapable sorrow.
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